<p>From what I've heard, UNC has a ton of people from North Carolina, and many tend to stay in their friend groups from high school. I know this is the case with many state schools, but I was just wondering if anyone can give me more details about what it's like to go to UNC as an out-of-stater. </p>
<p>I'm from Illinois and I'm pretty friendly, but I'm not super outgoing. I'm just afraid that if I choose to come to NC, I won't have any friends and I'll feel like an outsider.</p>
<p>No need to worry…you will find many friends both instate and OOS…Carolina is a very friendly and welcoming place.</p>
<p>You won’t! First of all, IS students have nothing against OOS students (in fact, we like the novelty and are curious about where ever you’re from!) and the way it works is in the first couple weeks of class, you join EVERY club you could ever be interested in. You make all your good friends from your dorm, your clubs, and some classes. And just because IS students have some people they already know coming in doesn’t mean they’re friends with them. Most people don’t want college to be “high school plus” and so make new friends.</p>
<p>good question!</p>
<p>I was also accepted OOS (super excited!!) but have to seriously consider whether I could handle that…hmm.</p>
<p>Every year there is a thread like this.</p>
<p>Repeat…there is NOTHING to worry about…once you get there no one knows or more importantly cares where you are from…you’re all Tar Heels…please don’t make something big out of this because it is a non issue.</p>
<p>For the most part, the in state kids don’t hang around with their HS friends because they want a new experience too and there will be an OOS Students Association meeting during the first week that you can attend to help meet more fellow OOSers.</p>
<p>Again guys (and ladies) don’t fret this…it is absolutely a non issue.</p>
<p>My son is an OOS freshman, just got back from Spring Break where he went on a trip with 7 friends that he met at UNC, one was OOS, the other six were IS. Trust me, it’s a non issue.</p>
<p>My OOS daughter also went away with 8 friends for spring break. I don’t even know how many of the kids were IS and OOS, because it just isn’t an issue.</p>
<p>Same here----D is OOS sophomore----made lots of IS and OOS friends with no trouble—went on spring break with a group of 7, mixed IS and OOS. Everyone is so friendly and the common bond of school pride really makes it easy to connect and feel at home. Another factor is that even the NC kids come from such varied backgrounds depending on whether they are from coastal Carolina, the mountain region, the cities, or farm country.</p>
<p>Students in North Carolina are a very diverse group. The communities near Charlotte and Raleigh are filled with families who moved to North Carolina from other parts of the country. Kids from NC already know people from all over the country, because many of their friends’ families are from all over the country.</p>